Philadelphia Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
September 8, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1954 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Athletics 2, Cleveland Indians 5

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Jacobs 2b 4 0 1 1
Limmer 1b 3 0 0 0
Finigan 3b 4 0 2 0
Zernial lf 4 0 0 0
Valo rf 3 0 0 0
Wilson cf 4 1 1 0
DeMaestri ss 4 1 3 0
Robertson c 3 0 1 0
Gray p 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 8 1
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Smith lf 2 2 1 0
Avila 2b 3 2 1 1
Doby cf 4 0 2 1
Rosen 3b 3 0 1 1
Wertz 1b 4 1 2 2
  Glynn pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Philley rf 4 0 0 0
Strickland ss 3 0 0 0
Hegan c 4 0 0 0
Wynn p 4 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 7 5
Philadelphia 000 010 100281
Cleveland 012 000 20x570
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Gray  L(3-9) 8.0 7 5 3 5 6
Totals
8.0
7
5
3
5
6
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn  W(20-11) 9.0 8 2 2 2 3
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
3

  E–Jacobs (17).  DP–Philadelphia 1. DeMaestri-Jacobs-Limmer, Cleveland 2. Strickland-Avila-Wertz, Rosen-Avila-Wertz.  2B–Philadelphia Robertson (6,off Wynn); Jacobs (11,off Wynn)..  3B–Cleveland Smith (5,off Gray).  HR–Cleveland Wertz (13,2nd inning off Gray 0 on 0 out).  SH–Gray (1,off Wynn).  Team LOB–5.  IBB–Rosen (10,by Gray).  Team–7.  CS–Valo (2,2nd base by Wynn/Hegan).  SB–Avila 2 (9,3rd base off Gray/Robertson,2nd base off Gray/Robertson); Doby (3,2nd base off Gray/Robertson).  U-HP–Bill Summers, 1B–Eddie Hurley, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–2:17.  A–14,262.
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